| Colon Cancer also known Colorectal
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| | adenomas. Cancer is found in 40% of
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| cancer. Colon cancer 2nd most deaths for
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| | villous adenomas, as compared to 15% in
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| cancers in the US. Colon cancer is cancer
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| | tubular adenomas.
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| that starts in the large intestine
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| | Chemotherapy is also used to treat
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| (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon).
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| | patients with stage IV colon cancer.
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| The colon is the part of the digestive
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| | Surgery remains the primary treatment
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| system where the waste material is
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| | while chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
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| stored. The rectum is the end of the
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| | may be recommended depending on the
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| colon adjacent to the anus. Together,
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| | individual patient's staging. High-fiber
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| they form a long, muscular tube called
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| | foods help move waste through your
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| the large intestine (also known as the
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| | digestive tract faster, so harmful
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| large bowel). Tumors of the colon and
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| | substances don't have much contact with
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| rectum are growths arising from the inner
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| | the lining of the intestine. High-fiber
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| wall of the large intestine. Benign
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| | foods are also rich in phytonutrients,
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| tumors of the large intestine are called
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| | which appear to protect against several
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| polyps. Cancer of the colon or rectum is
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| | forms of cancer. Calcium and vitamin D
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| also called colorectal cancer. In the
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| | also seem to help protect against
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| United States, it is the fourth most
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| | colorectal cancer. There is certainly
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| common cancer in men and women. It is the
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| | just as much buzz about folate and
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| third most common form of cancer and the
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| | colorectal cancer prevention as there has
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| second leading cause of cancer-related
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| | been about calcium. The jury is still out
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| death in the Western world. Colorectal
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| | on antioxidants and the prevention of
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| cancer causes 655,000 deaths worldwide
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| | colorectal cancer. Taking antioxidants,
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| per year.Many colorectal cancers are
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| | such as vitamin C or carotenoids, may
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| thought to arise from adenomatous polyps
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| | reduce cancer risk but other studies have
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| in the colon. These mushroom-like growths
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| | failed to back up these results.
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| are usually benign, but some may develop
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| | Vegetables high in folate, like leafy
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| into cancer over time.
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| | greens, seem to offer particular
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| Colon cancer often causes no symptoms
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| | protection from colon cancer, especially
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| until it has reached a relatively
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| | for those who drink alcohol. Cruciferous
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| advanced stage. Thus, many organizations
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| | vegetables, like broccoli and
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| recommend periodic screening for the
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| | cauliflower, also contain phytochemicals
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| disease with fecal occult blood testing
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| | that may prevent damage to colon cells.
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| and colonoscopy. It is common in the
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| | Colon Cancer Treatment and Nutrition Tips
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| Western world, and is rare in Asia and
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| | 1. Chemotherapy is also used to treat
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| Africa. In countries where the people
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| | patients with stage IV colon cancer.
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| have adopted western diets, the incidence
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| | 2. Radiotherapy may be recommended
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| of colorectal cancer is increasing. Most
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| | Treatment fot colon cancer.
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| cases of colon cancer begin as small,
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| | 3. High-fiber foods help move waste
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| noncancerous (benign) clumps of cells
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| | through your digestive tract faster.
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| called adenomatous polyps. Polyps of the
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| | 4. Calcium and vitamin D also seem to
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| colon and rectum are almost always benign
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| | help protect against colorectal cancer.
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| and usually produce no symptoms. They
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| | 5. Taking antioxidants, such as vitamin C
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| may, however, cause painless rectal
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| | or carotenoids, may reduce cancer risk
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| bleeding or bleeding not apparent to the
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| | but other studies have failed to back up
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| naked eye. There may be single or
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| | these results.
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| multiple polyps. Polyps greater than 1
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| | 6. Vegetables high in folate, like leafy
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| centimeter have a greater cancer risk
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| | greens, seem to offer particular
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| associated with them than polyps under 1
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| | protection from colon cancer, especially
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| centimeter. Polyps with atypia or
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| | for those who drink alcohol.
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| dysplasia are also more likely to
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| | 7. Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli
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| progress on to colon cancer. The risk of
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| | and cauliflower, also contain
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| cancer is much higher in sessile villous
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| | phytochemicals that may prevent damage to
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| adenomas than in pedunculated tubular
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| | colon cells.
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